diff --git a/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js b/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js
index 0e52aea3..fd88ac68 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/backends/dataview.js
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ module.exports = DataviewBackend;
 DataviewBackend.prototype.getDataview = function (mapConfigProvider, user, params, callback) {
     var timer = new Timer();
 
+    var dataviewName = params.dataviewName;
+
     var mapConfig;
     var dataviewDefinition;
     step(
@@ -30,9 +32,9 @@ DataviewBackend.prototype.getDataview = function (mapConfigProvider, user, param
 
             mapConfig = _mapConfig;
 
-            var _dataviewDefinition = getDataviewDefinition(mapConfig.obj(), params.dataviewName);
+            var _dataviewDefinition = getDataviewDefinition(mapConfig.obj(), dataviewName);
             if (!_dataviewDefinition) {
-                throw new Error("Dataview '" + params.dataviewName + "' does not exists");
+                throw new Error("Dataview '" + dataviewName + "' does not exists");
             }
 
             dataviewDefinition = _dataviewDefinition;
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ DataviewBackend.prototype.getDataview = function (mapConfigProvider, user, param
                 query = node.getQuery();
             } else {
                 var applyFilters = {};
-                applyFilters[params.dataviewName] = false;
+                applyFilters[dataviewName] = false;
                 query = node.getQuery(applyFilters);
             }